The first industrial robot was introduced by General Motors in 1961. Since then, robots have witnessed a steady increase in adoption particularly in the manufacturing sectors for tasks such as welding, painting, sorting among a few.
Already robotic systems are playing an important role in a range of industries from the automotive, aerospace and electronics to food, recycling, logistics, and biotechnology sectors.
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Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Industry Overview
- Market Trends
- Applications
- Market Opportunities and Challenges
- Large Players to Watch
- Mid-Sized Players to Watch
- Small Players to Watch
- Key References
Companies Mentioned
- ABB Ltd (SWX: ABBN)
- Aethon Inc (private)
- Denso Corporation (TSE: 6902)
- EPSON Robots (division of Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724))
- Fanuc Corporation (TSE: 6954)
- Grey Orange Robotics (private)
- Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd (SZSE: 002415)
- Hiwin Technologies Corp (TSEC: 2049)
- iRobot Corporation (Nasdaq: IRBT)
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries (TSE: 7201)
- Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT)
- Midea Group Co., Ltd (SZSE: 000333)
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE: 6503)
- Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp (TSEC: 2049)
- Omron Corporation (TSE: 6645)
- Rethink Robotics (private)
- SIASUN Robot & Automation Co. Ltd (SZSE: 300024)
- Staubli International AG (private)
- Universal Robotics Inc (private)
- Yaskawa Electric Corporation (TSE: 6505)
